Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 44.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 44.7% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 547.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt peaked at 44.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 134th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +95.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +1503.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +18.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 44.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 44.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.4%, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1503.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 2001 | +95.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 2.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 26.0% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 131 Ghana 46.9% compare
- 132 Qatar 46.2% compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 46.2% compare
- 135 Gambia 44.3% compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 42.9% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 41.4% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Egypt was 44.7% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 547.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.